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+<wrap big :he>בָ / בׇ</wrap>
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-Qamatz (<wrap :he>קָמָץ</wrap>), is a **[[long vowels|long]]** A-Class vowel.
+**Qamatz ħatuf** (<wrap>קָמָץ חָטוּף</wrap>) or **qamatz qatan** (<wrap :he>קָמָץ קָטָן</wrap>), the "little qamatz" is a **[[short vowels|short]]** O-Class vowel.
-A contextual variant, with the same appearance, called **[[qamatz ħatuf]]** (or qamatz qatan), is a **[[short vowels|short]]** O-Class vowel.
+It usually appears identical to the regular [[qamatz]], being represented by a horizontal line beneath the letter with a teardrop or do underneath it, sometimes merged and represented as a simple "T" shape.  Rarely, the teardrop shape may be longer to distinguish the **qamatz hatuf**
-represented by a horizontal line beneath the letter with a teardrop or do underneath it, sometimes merged and represented as a simple "T" shape.
+The **short** O-Class **qamatz ħatuf** sounds like the “o” in token.
-The **long** A-Class **qamatz** sounds like the “o” in commit.
 See: [[niqqud]]